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The Tortured

2010 · 78 min

A grim, uncomfortable watch that lingers on grief and revenge, with a cruel twist that leaves you unsettled.

Directed by
Rob Lieberman
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
How far would you go?
Overview
An upper-middle-class couple's life is destroyed when their only child is kidnapped and killed. Obsessed with revenge, the couple seizes an opportunity to kidnap the killer.

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Directed by
Rob Lieberman
Genres
Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • grief
  • guilt
  • morality
  • obsession
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour0
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Rob Lieberman
Written by
Marek Posival
Starring
Erika Christensen, Jesse Metcalfe, Bill Moseley, Chelah Horsdal, Fulvio Cecere, Aaron Pearl, Kayden Kessler, Sheila Shah
Music
Jeff Rona
Cinematography
Peter F. Woeste
Runtime
78 min
Country
United States of America, Canada

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